Blenheim, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Blenheim, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,708. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.333°N, 81.991°W.
Population
In 1891, Blenheim, Town—Ville had a population of 1,708: 835 male and 873 female residents. Population density was 1702.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,212 |
| 1891 | 1,708 |
| 1901 | 1,653 |
| 1911 | 1,387 |
| 1921 | 1,565 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Blenheim, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.30 |
| FAM NO | 391 |
| Number of families | 391 |
| Number of females | 873 |
| Number of males | 835 |
| Number of married females | 323 |
| Number of married males | 323 |
| Number of married persons | 646 |
| Number of widowed females | 57 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 82 |
| POP F | 873 |
| POP M | 835 |
| POP TOT | 1,708 |
| Total population | 1,708 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 493 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 487 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 980 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,706 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 353 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 52 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 301 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 241 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 107 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 211 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 353 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 18 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 151 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 87 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 261 |
| Acres of hay crops | 191 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 577 |
| Acres of land in farms | 664 |
| Acres of oats | 166 |
| Acres of potatoes | 36 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 117 |
| BAR AC | 18 |
| BAR BU | 550 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 550 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3,269 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7,554 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,580 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 721 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,698 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 197 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,730 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,915 |
| BWT BU | 28 |
| CRN BU | 7,554 |
| HAY AC | 191 |
| HAY TONS | 288 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 123 |
| Number of chickens | 1,937 |
| Number of ducks | 33 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 78 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 4 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 90 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 319 |
| Number of milk cows | 114 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 81 |
| Number of other cattle | 90 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 71 |
| Number of sheep | 666 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 429 |
| Number of swine | 213 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 208 |
| Number of turkeys | 19 |
| OAT AC | 166 |
| OAT BU | 4,580 |
| PEA BU | 721 |
| POT AC | 36 |
| POT BU | 3,698 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 7 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,150 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 160 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,158 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 288 |
| WHT AC | 117 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,915 |
| WHT SP BU | 197 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 3 |
| BEN BU | 3,269 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,158 |
| CATTLE KS | 123 |
| CHEESE LB | 7 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 493 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 487 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 980 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,150 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 90 |
| DUCKS | 33 |
| FAMILIES | 391 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 160 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 4 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,937 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 319 |
| HOUSES | 353 |
| HOUSES B | 52 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 50 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 44 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 241 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 211 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 107 |
| HOUSES W | 301 |
| INF 11 A | 71 |
| MD FEM | 323 |
| MD MALE | 323 |
| MD TOT | 646 |
| MILK COWS | 114 |
| NAME CD | Kent |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 78 |
| OC TOT | 81 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 90 |
| OTHERS | 1,706 |
| SHEEP | 666 |
| SHEEP KS | 429 |
| SUP AM | 577 |
| SUP FOR | 87 |
| SUP PAT | 151 |
| SUP SC | 261 |
| SUP TOT | 664 |
| SWINE | 213 |
| SWINE KS | 208 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 353 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 1,730 |
| TURKEY | 19 |
| WID FEM | 57 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 82 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Blenheim, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/blenheim-town-ville-on079001-1891/.